Each her mom and her aunt occur to be two of the world’s biggest feminine tennis gamers.

And Alexis Olympia could not resolve which member of the family to help on Thursday, with the one-year-old applauding each mother Serena Williams and aunt Venus Williams as they competed in an exhibition match in Abu Dhabi.

Selections, selections: Alexis Olympia could not resolve which member of the family to help on Thursday, with the one-year-old applauding each mother Serena Williams and aunt Venus Williams as they competed in an exhibition match in Abu Dhabi.

The up to date rule, which was introduced earlier this month and can come into impact subsequent season, additionally ensures that these gamers won’t face a seeded participant within the first spherical.

Applause: The tiny tot watched the ball travel – and clapped indiscriminately as each her mother and aunt traded factors

New mother: Earlier this week, Serena [pictured] welcomed the additional safety afforded to new moms after they return to the WTA Tour after giving beginning

Williams returned to motion in February this yr after giving beginning to daughter Alexis Olympia in September 2017 and her rating had plummeted to 451, which meant she was not seeded on the French Open.

The Michigan born athlete, talking in Abu Dhabi forward of an exhibition occasion, mentioned in quotes printed by BBC Sport: ‘I believe it is nice.

‘Girls which can be youthful can go on the market and have youngsters and never have to fret about it, and never have to attend till the twilight of their years to have kids, and I believe it is a actually nice rule.

‘I believe having gone via the expertise myself actually opened my eyes. Would have I achieved it sooner had there been totally different rule adjustments? I do not know.

‘However now there is a chance, folks do not must ask that query.’

Help community: Williams returned to motion in February this yr after giving beginning to daughter Alexis Olympia in September 2017